Articles by Nicholas Farrelly

A state of peace for Myanmar?

Given the tensions and sensitivities in 2015, there are serious risks that conflict could escalate yet again.

Academic diplomacy in the 21st century

Debate, dialogue and the sharing of ideas will help middle powers muscle up on the world stage.

A young Burmese man checks his mobile phone. Photo by thaths on flickr.

Furlongs on the road to digitopia

Nicholas Farrelly argues it is not clear that there is any single technological or social fix for the Internet’s hazards

Do you ‘like’ the Tatmadaw?

New Mandala co-founder Nicholas Farrelly takes a look at social media use by the Myanmar armed forces

On the border, spite is no answer

Nicholas Farrelly suggests Bangladesh and Myanmar should be able to negotiate favourable terms with donors.

Rohingya stalemate tests Myanmar

In his Myanmar Times column this week Nicholas Farrelly examines anti-Rohingya sentiment

PM Najib remarks on Rohingya

Nicholas Farrelly offers a quick summary of the Malaysian Prime Minister's remarks at #29APR.

New Mandala appoints new editor

Today we announce the appointment of James Giggacher as editor of New Mandala

Rohingya as a regional conundrum

Nicholas Farrelly suggests that Myanmar's reputation is being damaged by its response to the Rohingya crisis

Action needed in the Buddhist-Muslim zone

Myanmar’s troubled western borderlands are in the news again with headlines about the trade in human desperation.

Ethnic politics from the capital

With 135 official ethnic categories, Nicholas Farrelly writes that Myanmar's ethnic politics take up a lot of space, even in Naypyitaw

Scrambling to draw lessons

This week in his column at The Myanmar Times, Nicholas Farrelly writes about what we can learn from the transition